Can't open this file

I have a file with a .rtf extension. When I try to open it a box comes up and says it can't be opened. Can someone tell me why not?

It should have, but it's possible the file is not associated with a target application. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the file then from the Open With sub-menu look for TextEdt. If it's in the list then select it. It should open any .rtf or .rtfd file. Or simply open TextEdit, then use the Open file selector to select the file for edit.
If you normally use Pages, Word, or some other word processor you can do pretty much the same with any of them.

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